The 2018–19 Armenian First League season was the 27th since its establishment. The season was launched on August 6, 2018, and concluded on June 13, 2019.2018–19 Armenian First League Junior Sevan were reigned as champions, however, they did not gain promotion to the 2019–20 Armenian Premier League, due to not meeting the requirements of the Football Federation of Armenia to take part at the Armenian Premier League competition. Instead, runners-up Yerevan gained promotion, as they met the above-mentioned requirements.
Team changes 5 new teams have joined the 2018–19 Armenian First League season: FC Yerevan from Yerevan, existed between 1995 and 1999, re-founded in 2018. FC Lokomotiv Yerevan from Yerevan, existed between 2002 and 2005, re-founded in 2018. Junior Sevan FC from Sevan, a newly-founded club in 2018. Banants-3 from Yerevan, reformed in 2018 as the 3rd team of FC Banants. Ararat-Armenia-2 from Yerevan, formed in 2018 as the reserve team of FC Ararat-Armenia.
Promoted to 2018–19 Armenian Premier League: Lori FC as 2017–18 Armenian First League champions. Artsakh FC as 2017–18 Armenian First League runners-up. FC Ararat-Armenia as 2017–18 Armenian First League 3rd-place winners
Summary A total of 12 clubs have entered the competition with only 4 clubs -Erebuni, Lokomotiv Yerevan, Junior Sevan and Yerevan- being eligible for promotion, while the rest 8 teams were the reserve teams of clubs from the Armenian Premier League.
On 28 February 2019, the FFA suspended the rights of Erebuni SC to continue competing in the second part of the 2018-19 Armenian First League and the club was expelled from the competition, plus a fine of AMD 500,000. Their matches of the second part of the season were given to their opponents by 0–3.
Although Junior Sevan were reigned as champions, they did not gain promotion to the 2019–20 Armenian Premier League, due to not meeting the requirements of the Football Federation of Armenia to take part at the Armenian Premier League competition. Instead, runners-up Yerevan gained promotion, as they met the requirements.
Stadiums and locations 12 teams will take part in this season's competition, of which only 4 teams -Yerevan, FC Lokomotiv Yerevan, Junior Sevan, and Erebuni- are eligible to get the promotion right to the 2019–20 Armenian Premier League by the end of the competition. The remaining 8 teams are the reserve teams of the football clubs currently participating in the Armenian Premier League competition.
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityYerevan (Erebuni) Hmayak Khachatryan Stadium544Dzoraghbyur (Kotayk)Dzoraghbyur Training Centre1n/aYerevan (Shengavit)Mika Stadium7,250VagharshapatVagharshapat Football Academy2n/aDzoraghbyur AshtarakDzoraghbyur Training Centre Kasakhi Marzik Stadiumn/a 3,600Dzoraghbyur (Kotayk)Dzoraghbyur Training Centren/aYerevan (Avan)Football Academy Stadium1,428Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)Banants Training Centre pitch#3600Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)Banants Training Centre pitch#3600KapanGandzasar Training Centren/aYerevan (Kentron)Pyunik Stadium780GyumriGyumri City Stadium2,844
1Junior Sevan will play at the Dzoraghbyur Training Centre, Dzoraghbyur, due to the ongoing construction of their new home venue Sevan Football Stadium, Sevan. 2Yerevan will play at the Vagharshapat Football Academy, Vagharshapat, instead of their original venue Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan.
Personnel and sponsorship Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Erebuni Tigran Ayvazyan Sevada Arzumanyan (matchday 1 to 18) Sos Tadevosyan Joma Junior Sevan Hayk Grigoryan Syarhey Herasimets Gor Martirosyan 2K Sport DI Group Lokomotiv Yerevan Hrachik Kananyan Vahe Gevorgyan (matchday 1 to 18) Anatoliy Piskovets (matchday 19 & onwards) Arman Zeinalyan Givova Yerevan Karen Harutyunyan Samvel Sargsyan Yevgeni Skoblikov Nike Alashkert-2 Bagrat Navoyan Sergey Erzrumyan Artashes Arakelyan Joma Bagratour Ararat-Armenia-2 Poghos Galstyan Tigran Petrosyants Albert Khachumyan Joma Tashir Group Ararat Yerevan-2 Hiraç Yagan (until Sept. 2018) Hrach Kaprielian (from Oct. 2018) Georgi Andriasyan (matchday 1 to 18) Albert Safaryan (matchday 19 & onwards) Sergey Mkrtchyan Jako Banants-2 Hrach Aghabekian Aram Hakobyan Erik Vardanyan Adidas Banants-3 Hrach Aghabekian Tigran Arakelyan Mikayel Mirzoyan Adidas Gandzasar-2 Garnik Aghababian Ashot Manucharyan Tigran Ivanyan Adidas ZCMC Pyunik-2 Artur Soghomonyan Albert Sarkisyan Vigen Begoyan Nike Gold's Gym Shirak-2 Arman Sahakyan Tigran Davtyan Artur Amiryan Adidas 1. On the back of the shirt. 2. Left the team at the end of the 1st half of the season (after matchday 18).
League table
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Stanislav YefimovYerevan462 Ivan LatishevYerevan17 Mher HarutyunyanGandzasar-2 Karapet ManukyanLokomotiv Yerevan5 Erik PetrosyanBanants-2166 Sultan AksanovJunior Sevan157 Akhmed JindoyanAlashkert-2148 Aram KolozyanArarat-Armenia-2129 Vardan BakalyanArarat-Armenia-211 Sargis MetoyanArarat Yerevan-2 Mikayel MirzoyanBanants-3
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